The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)

Despite the disapproval of her in-laws, recently widowed Gene Tierney moves with her young daughter Natalie Wood to a seaside cottage formerly owned by a sea captain. The sea captain Rex Harrison now haunts the cottage, butting heads with Tierney until a partnership brings them together in a romance that is unable to endure on the earthly plane. It’s a sweet little tale and Tierney carries it well. Despite his generally genteel personage, Harrison is rather funny as the gruff captain. The story did bring to mind his role in Blithe Spirit, though he was the one being haunted there.   

Oscar Nomination: Best Cinematography, Black-and-White